Dimapur, June 3 (MExN): The Government of Nagaland has finally ordered granting all its employees the internal incentives, Dearness Allowance and Additional Dearness Allowance, with effect from January 1 this fiscal year. DA is now increased to 64% from 54% while ADA has been increased from 283% to 308 %. Further, both government and family pensioners are granted Dearness Relief. Grant orders were issued today by the Principal Secretary & Finance Commissioner Toshi Aier.
The grant order has stipulated that the DA has been increased from 54% to 64% with effect from January 1, 2009 of pay including the dearness pay for state government employees drawing salaries in the revised scales under the RoP of 1999. For ADA, it has been increased from the existing rate of 283% to 308% from January 1, 2009 of pay for state government employees drawing salaries in the pre-revised scales under the RoP of 1993.
The Finance department stated that the grant order applies to employees appointed on contract basis against sanctioned posts and drawing salary in identical scale applicable to regular employees of the corresponding categories. However, the DA/ADA order does not apply to any other category of employees who are on fixed monthly pay or on daily wages.
Further, the entire arrear from January 1, 2009 to May 31, 2009 will be credited to the respective GPF/CPF accounts of the employees. Cash payments are to be made from the June, 2009 salary onwards (i.e., from the salary of June 2009 payable in July 2009).
No part of the arrears up to May 31, 2009 is to be paid in cash except for employees who have already retired from service, or have died or are to retire on superannuation on or before March 31, 2010. Government servants how have not yet opened a Provident Fund account can be allowed to draw arrears only after the account is opened so that the arrears can be credited to the PF account. Arrears of DA/ADA may have to be paid in cash for employees who are not required to subscribe to Provident Fund under the rules applicable to them.
For office heads/DDOs
All heads of offices/DDOs are ordered to carefully scrutinize all arrears and DA/ADA bills to ensure that no cash payment is allowed except for those who have already retired, or died, or are due for retirement on superannuation on or before March 31, 2010. All the bills are to be clearly certified by the head of office/DDO. In the case, a servant is to retire, the exact date of retirement are to be recorded in each case.
Gazetted officers claiming cash payment on account of being due for retirement on superannuation, a certificate indicating the exact date of retirement is to be recorded on the bill. The treasury officers are ordered to personally ensure that no cash payment of arrears of serving gazetted officers is allowed in the absence of such certification as stated.
The amount of arrears credited to the Provident Fund is not to be treated as an accumulation for the purpose of temporary or non-refundable withdrawal till March 31, 2011.
While sanctioning temporary or non-refundable withdrawals from the Provident Fund, the sanctioning authority is ordered to take care to exclude the lump sum credit till March 31, 2011. This condition will not apply in the case of final withdrawal from the Provident Fund for employees who have retired, died or have ceased to be in service. The amount of arrears credited to the Provident Fund under this order will earn interest at normal rates.
